Gaza rebuilding conference secures $5.4 billion -Norway

CAIRO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - A conference in Cairo on
rebuilding the Gaza Strip after it was devastated in a war
between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas secured
$5.4 billion in assistance on Sunday, Norway's foreign minister
said.

"The participants pledged around $5.4 billion, half of which
will go towards rebuilding Gaza, and the assistance will be
distributed in response to the daily needs of the Palestinian
people," Borge Brende said in comments translated into Arabic on
Egyptian state television.